SPORTS
Holiday tournament roundup
Both of the Nocona basketball teams and the Saint Jo boy’s team were at tournaments this week to get them ready for either the start of or return to district play.
The Indians played at Bridgeport on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Lady Indians played at Burkburnett from Tuesday through Thursday while the Saint Jo boys played at Callisburg/Lindsay Tuesday through Thursday.
Due to the early deadline of the Jan. 1 paper, The Bowie News will only print results from Tuesday’s games. The rest of the scores will be in the Jan. 5 paper.
The Nocona boy’s team took on Kennedale and Boyd the first day of its tournament.
The Indians first game against the Wildcats saw them have the lead for the first three quarters. Nocona was up 17-10 after the first quarter and barely held it at 38-37 heading into the fourth quarter.
After an almost even period and some clutch free throw shooting from Kennedale, the game went into overtime.
The Indians got some clutch shot making from Ty Presley and Brady McCasland during the period, who combined to score 10 of the teams 13 points.
It was just enough to outpoint the Wildcats 62-59.
McCasland led the team with 16 points followed by Lyndon Fenoglio with 15 points followed by Presley’s 14. The team was able to overcome going 11-21 from the free throw line to pick up the win against the bigger school.
The Indians’ next game against Boyd was not quite as exciting or close. It was a low scoring start to the game as Nocona only scored eight points in the first quarter.
Thankfully, the defense limited the Yellowjackets to six free throw attempts where Boyd only made one.
Both teams picked up the scoring pace in the second quarter.
The Indians made four 3-pointers and scored 16 points, which was equal to the Yellowjackets total.
Nocona was in control though leading 24-17.
The Indians defense again turned up their intensity in the second half. Boyd failed to score in double-digits in either of the quarters.
Nocona’s offense did not have that trouble, scoring 12 and then 20 points in the final two periods to build its lead up. The Indians won 56-33.
McCasland again led the team in scoring with 13 points. Michael Wetmore was second scoring nine points while Presley and Fenoglio both scored eight points.
The Nocona Lady Indians had an easier first day with their games against Boyd and Snyder.
The Lady Indians blew out the Lady Jackets 71-22 in a game that was never close. Nocona led 22-2 after the first quarter and never looked back or took the gas off the pedal.
It was a game where everyone played and everyone scored, though post players Karlee Brown and Stephanie Gutierrez led the team with 18 and 14 points by running well in transition and being rewarded by their guards.
Raylee Sparkman also joined them in double-figures scoring 11 points.
The game against Snyder was not quite as much of a blowout as the first game. The first quarter was low scoring and close as Nocona led only 9-8.
The Lady Indians upped their scoring in the second quarter thanks to some good free throw shooting as the lead up to 23-16 at halftime.
The pace increased in the second half as Nocona’s lead grew with the team outscoring the Lady Tigers 19-11. The Lady Indians had a secure 42-27 lead entering the fourth quarter.
In the only quarter where Coach Kyle Spitzer thought his team played bad defense throughout the day, Snyder actually outscored Nocona 15-14 to finish the game.
It was not enough to make up the big lead though as the Lady Indians won 56-42.
Four players finished in double-figures led by Skyler Smith who had 15 points. Brown was second with 13 points, Megyn Meekins scored 11 and Gutierrez scored 10 points.
The Saint Jo boy’s had a tougher time on its first day. The Panthers lost games to Lindsay (52-44) and Trinity Valley (39-25).
Coach Lyndon Cook was frustrated heading into the break with his team hitting scoring slumps during close games that would cost them the game. He is hoping that will iron itself out in this tournament.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie Jackrabbits beat down City View on the road on Monday by run-rule to pick up a district win.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0 after five innings due to run-rule as they dominated against the Mustangs.
Bowie was coming off a close loss at Holliday in a game it nearly came back to win, so took out its frustration on a struggling City View team.
The Jackrabbits got going early as Troy Kesey hit a solo home run with two outs to get a rally going for the team. Two batters later Edmond De Leon hit a two-run home run.
Rayder Mann hit a ground ball to third base that resulted in an error that drove in a run. Cy Egenbacher then hit an RBI single to put Bowie up 5-0 before the Mustangs had even hit.
After a scoreless second inning, the Jackrabbits got back going in the third. Boston Farris and Seth Mann both hit a two RBI doubles.
Kesey and Hayden Rodriguez followed with RBI singles to make it 11-0 for Bowie.
The Jackrabbits kept the pressure in the fourth inning. Farris hit a three-run home run and Kesey later drove in another run with a double to make it 15-0 for Bowie.
The game continued into the fifth inning and City View needed to score at least six runs to keep the game going. The Mustangs broke up Kesey’s no-hitter on the mound with three straight singles to load the bases up with no outs.
Kesey finished strong, striking out the next two batters before inducing a fly ball to center field for the final out.
The Jackrabbits won 15-0.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
Nocona
The Nocona Indians got some revenge by beating Perrin-Whitt on Thursday at home.
The Indians won 5-3 to hopefully make up for losing the previous game in the final inning against the Pirates.
Nocona had lost two days earlier to Perrin-Whitt 3-2 after leading for the entire game until the final inning.
The second game it was the Pirates that led for the majority of the game, leading 2-1 after the first inning. The Indians tied the score 2-2 after the third inning, but Perrin-Whitt got the lead back in the fourth inning with one run to make it 4-3.
Nocona took control in the sixth inning when Wesley Murpehy drove in two runs with a double. Brody Langford followed him with an RBI single to double the Indians score and put them up 6-4.
This time around, Nocona’s defense held on in the final inning, allowing only one base runner before closing the game with little trouble.
Missing scores
Scores from Saint Jo and Bellevue are not updated due to games being delayed due to weather late last week.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
The Bowie Lady Rabbits came up just short of winning their final game at City View on Friday.
The Lady Mustangs held off a furious Lady Rabbits rally in the seventh inning to scrape out a win 11-10.
Bowie was entering the game knowing it was the last game of the season no matter what so it came out loose and ready.
The Lady Rabbits took control early. Chloe Kinney scored due to an error trying to pick her off. Sage Gossett hit a single that drove in one run and an error on the throw allowed another run to score.
Several batters later, Beau Combs and Victoria Cox both hit RBI singles to make it 5-0 for Bowie.
The Lady Mustangs scored two runs to make cut the lead to 5-2 after the first inning.
Bowie scored one run in the second inning when Serenity Klump was able to score from third base due to an error by the catcher. City View equaled that run in the same inning with an RBI double.
After the teams exchanged scoreless innings in the third and fourth, things picked up in the fifth inning.
Kaylie Kinney hit an RBI double with two outs to extend Bowie’s lead to 7-3.
The Lady Mustangs answered with a huge inning to get back in the game. Three singles and two errors allowed City View to score four runs and tie the score up at 7-7.
After the Lady Rabbits offense could not get anything going in the sixth inning, the Lady Mustangs picked up where they left off.
Five straight singles, one walk and a passed ball allowed City View to score four more runs to take the lead 11-7 heading into the final inning.
With Bowie down to its last three outs of the season, the team buckled up to get something going.
Cox hit a one out double. Chloe Kinney followed with a single that drove her in. After a strikeout and Kinney advancing to second base after a passed ball, Klump drove her in with a double.
After a walk, Gossett came through and hit a single that drove in one more run to cut City View’s lead to one run.
With the tying run in scoring position, Bowie was in good condition but was also down to its last out.
Unfortunately, the next batter struck out looking to end the game and the Lady Rabbits season.
City View won 11-10.
To read the full story, pick up a copy of the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.
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